Bentley Motorsport director Brian Gush explained that at least one of the Spa entries would be made up of drivers promoted from its global customer racing program.

“Once these are confirmed, we will look at our options for the fourth car,” he said.

“The most important thing for us as a brand is that we have four driver teams capable of winning the race.”

This year, the best M-Sport car finished 25th overall at Spa, while Bentley went on to finish fourth in the IGTC manufacturers’ standings.

Its fifth season in Blancpain GT, and its first with the new-gen Continental, resulted in Steven Kane and Jules Gounon finishing 14th in the drivers’ championship.

“From the start of our GT3 programme, the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup has provided an ideal platform for us to demonstrate the performance of our cars and develop them for our customers to race around the world,” said Gush.

“The Intercontinental GT Challenge allows us to extend our programme outside of Europe, which is vital to reflect the global presence of our brand.”

Gush also confirmed that Bentley Team M-Sport’s drivers will once again be available to customer teams next season.

Bentley had a customer presence in multiple championships this year, including Pirelli World Challenge, Blancpain GT Series Asia and British GT.